The singer, who skipped all media outlets, went directly to her fans by posting her comments through Twitter. “Eddie and I felt we couldn’t let this rumor go on any longer," Rimes wrote.

“I’ve about had it with the lack of ‘reporting,’” she complained. “It’s not true.”

Rimes began her relationship with Cibrian in 2008, while still married to Dean Sheremet. She recently appeared on the cover of Shape magazine, sparking a controversy that forced the magazine to apologize for making her their cover girl.

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Approximately five years after their separation, Nick Lachey now has something Jessica Simpson doesn’t have yet: a new fiancée.

Today, reps for both Nick and girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo formally announced their engagement. “We're excited and incredibly happy about our engagement and we look forward to a wonderful future together," the lovebirds said in a joint statement.

The True Blood co-stars - who announced their engagement last year - got married on Saturday evening in California. According to Us Weekly, the couple - who have been dating since filming the pilot episode of the vampire drama in 2007 - exchanged vows beneath a tent at a private residence across the street from the beach in Malibu.

Guests included actor Elijah Wood and the pair’s fellow True Blood co-star Carrie Preston along with her husband, Lost actor Michael Emerson. No further details were available at the time of writing.

British star Stephen - who portrays vampire Bill Compton to Anna’s Sookie Stackhouse - recently admitted he decided to propose to the TV beauty earlier this month because it would be “ridiculous” to keep calling her his girlfriend. Stephen - who has two children, Billy, 10, and Lilac, eight, from previous relationships, but has never been married before - said, “It got to the point where I just was thinking, ‘You are calling somebody who you intend to stay with for the rest of your life your girlfriend.”

After spending some time apart, Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen have decided to call it quits. The former O.C. actress’ rep told People magazine: “Yes, the engagement is off.”

Rachel, 28, and Hayden, 29, first met on the set of the movie Jumper and started dating in 2007. They later became engaged in February 2009.

Friends claim distance was the main problem as Rachel lives in Los Angeles, while Hayden is based in his home country of Canada. “It just wasn’t working out, ” one pal said. “Rachel is now focusing on her career, spending time with her family and just moving forward.”

In June, the couple announced they were “taking a break” as they wanted to reassess their feelings for one another. “They are taking about a month off and will then revisit their relationship to decide if they should stay together,” a source said at the time.

Although Bristol Palin publicly declared that she would not have sex (again) until she was married, it appears Johnston - who not so modestly posed for Playgirl - may not have made that same commitment.

According to a new report in the National Enquirer, Levi - already a father to 18-month-old Tripp - may have impregnated an ex-girlfriend during the time he and Bristol were broken up. It’s also possible he’s not the father of Lanesia Garcia’s baby at all.

Despite all the drama that has transpired since son Tripp Johnston was born December 2008, 19-year-old Bristol and 20-year-old Levi have decided to end their war of words - and fights over child support - to get engaged. This news comes not only as a shock to everyone reading about it today, but to Sarah Palin. She had husband Todd just found out as well.

“We got engaged two weeks ago,” Bristol revealed to Us Weekly. “It felt right, even though we don’t have the approval of our parents.”

The British actress and the US star - who began dating in 2008 - held an intimate ceremony at Italy’s Lake Como, with celebrity guests including George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis. The pair had been staying at George’s estate on Lake Como for the last week leading up to the wedding on Saturday.

“It was an outdoor ceremony and absolutely beautiful. It was an official ceremony. They are husband and wife. Emily didn’t want a big fuss or a Hollywood wedding. It was a case of the smaller the better - they flew all the wedding party out,” a source said.

The pair became engaged after a year of dating, when 30-year-old Krasinski got down on one knee with a 3-carat Edwardian diamond and platinum ring, rumored to have cost around $100,000. The actors were not the only Hollywood pair to marry yesterday - country music star their nuptials at a hotel - which they had hired out especially - in Greensboro, Georgia.

The Avatar star is betrothed to her boyfriend Keith Britton - whom she has been with for 10 years - and the 32-year-old actress is said to be “thrilled” to be tying the knot.

“They’ve been together forever. They’re a great couple,” a source close to the couple said.

Zoe has always tried to keep her love life out of the spotlight and on some occasions she doesn’t even introduce the 33-year-old actor - who is also the CEO of My Fashion Database - as her partner. “She doesn’t even introduce him as her fiance. She will just say, ‘This is Keith.’ She likes to keep her personal life to herself and wants people to focus on her as an actress,” said another source.

Even though she is excited about the engagement, Zoe has been so busy working she hasn’t had a chance to start making wedding plans. The screen beauty has already had two movies out this year, The Losers and Death at a Funeral, and has a further two set for release Takers and Burning Palms in 2010. “She hasn’t stopped working to plan anything,” added the second source.

“We’re just even more committed to each other than we always have been. I’m more in love with him now than I was in the beginning.”

Megan, 24, and Brian, 36, called off their first engagement in February 2009 after five years together, but the screen beauty insists she doesn’t consider it a new betrothal: “It’s really not a re-engagement. It’s just the same engagement and for some reason it’s now news.”

Following the announcement, speculation is now rife as to what sort of ceremony the couple may have, with Megan previously insisting their nuptials would be a private affair. “It’s not going to be a big wedding. I’m not one of those girls - if it happens, it will be very low-key and quick and unplanned.”